Mining Engineer – Short Term Planning

Fortescue has an exciting future ahead. As well as producing over 180 million tonnes of iron ore per year, we’re diversifying our business to become an integrated global green energy and resources company. 

Mining Engineer – 2 Week Planner

Work Location: Christmas Creek - Fortescue’s Christmas Creek mine is located on the traditional lands of the Nyiyaparli people.

Roster: 8D/6R FIFO ex. Perth

Reporting to the Senior Mining Engineer - Weekly Planning, this role is responsible for carrying out short-term production scheduling associated with the delivery of the 2-week mine plan.

Key accountabilities will include:

• Resource based weekly mining schedules of the load and haul optimised for efficiency and adherence to the 3-monthly mining schedule
• Detailed weekly production drill and blast plans including drilling, loading and firing schedules
• Weekly blend schedules that adhere to grade constraints
• Production and delivery of key outputs including the 2-week mine plan, integrated Planning requirements, material destination plan and schedule upload
• Liaise with mining personnel to ensure adherence to mining schedules and produce detailed mining instructions
• Must be capable of understanding design standards, procedures and mine physical
• Haulage scheduling, optimisation and development work schedules

Qualifications and skills required:

• Bachelor’s degree in mine engineering or equivalent (or working towards equivalent)
• Previous experience gained as a mining engineer with significant exposure to production scheduling and/or drill and blast engineering
• Knowledge in open pit mining preferably in iron ore with a practical approach to engineering and design problems
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel
• Desirable – Experience with Alastri software (Haul Infinity, Rapid Reserver, ATS, APS)
• Analytical and problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail
• Current WA C-Class driving licence

Fortescue is deeply committed to providing a safe culture that builds respect, fosters inclusiveness, and values diversity. We celebrate individual strengths and team members from all backgrounds are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. Our global workforce drives and promotes an inclusive culture, both within our organisation and throughout the communities we interact with across the world. Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with differing abilities, LGBTIQ+ community, gender, neurodiverse, cultural diversity, all age groups, and those with an intersectional or multiple diverse characteristics. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

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Fortescue reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified